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TXC371-443-252015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

915 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PECOS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS

  TERRELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS



* UNTIL 315 PM CDT



* AT 910 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED

  A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH 

  FLOODING OVER A LARGE PART OF PECOS AND TERRELL COUNTIES. VERY

  HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS

  HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN FLOODING NEAR THE TERRELL COUNTY GAS PLANT.

  HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED 

  IN EASTERN PECOS COUNTY...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT

  IN FLASH FLOODING.



MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE...AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS

DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED

ROADS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY

AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2989 10231 2985 10195 3058 10167 3131 10283

      3067 10340



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